Design of acid-base catalysis for the asymmetric direct aldol reaction

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 570-579

  Saito, Susumu ^a   Yamamoto, Hisashi ^b  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID; DIAMINE;

ACIDITY; ALDOL REACTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; HYDROGEN BOND; REACTION ANALYSIS;

EID: 4143049101     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar030064p     Document Type: Article

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